Re: how to find and replace data in form fields in acrobat xi, its not allowing to do so while trying, a

Easiest way to do it is the following:

- Open the PDF file in Acrobat.

- Go to Tools - Forms - More Form Options - Export Data.

- Save the form data as an XML file somewhere on your system.

- Open XML the file in a plain-text editor (I recommend Notepad++).

- Let's say you want to replace all the years in the dates from "2013" to "2014". Do a global Search&Replace of "2013-" to "2014-" (I added the dash just to make sure that only date fields are edited).

- Save the XML file (maybe under a new name).

- Go back to the PDF file, and now go to Tools - Forms - More Form Options - Import Data.

- Select the edited XML file and import it.

- Done!